Heel-dropping machine



Nl. 1l... GUILLHFUWD HEEL DROPPING MACHINE' Filed. Oct. 17. 1924 2 Smeets-Sheet www A p E59 W2@ LE N. L. GULLIIFOWD HEEL DROPPING MACHINE I Filed. Oct. 17, 1924 2 Sweats-Sheet 2 A l f/ llmatented identi application neri eci-atei ir, los.

My invention relates to heel triinrning mechanisms and particularly to a heel dropping 7 mechanism for operating;u upon the top or heel seat portion ot a wood heel to ii give thefbreast end thereoi1 a curvature or shapefthat is counterpart or the shape et that portieri. et the sole ot the boot or shoe against which it fits..

'lotl'iese ends nisin comprisingn a cutter adjacent: which is arranged 'a Worlr rest and heel engaged nreana the latter serving when engaged by the heel, to canse the cutter-to operate upon 'the breast end portion oit the heel seat or a heel and `bevelor t drop w thesaine when #the `heel is slid on said Work rest tovard said nieans. lin the preferred 'torni 'of my invention said ineens comprises a cani so disposed that when a heelr` occupyintr a position upon the vwork rest, is slid on the latter toward the cani the latter causes the cutter to engage the corner portions at the opposite sides et the breast oft the heel seat and bevel the saine, prefer- 2li ably upon a curve covrrespending7 approximately, with the curvature of the shank portion oit the solo against which it is to tit. ln the best iornr oit my invention the engagernentot thevcutter with the heel is brought about throughatilting movement imparted to the heel by the cani. tlso, a. gauge is preferably provided adjacent; the cutter, at the side thereof opposite the Work rest, to

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engage the breast end of the heci to position 35 the latter 'when first placed against the work rest. i

@ther ieatiires or my invention are hereinafter pointed out.

lin the accompanying drawings t to Figure 1 is a plan vievv ot a Wood heel dro ping machine constructed in accordance with i my invention.

liifgnre 2 is a section on line 2 2 ot Fig. l. litigare 3 is a perspective view oii a wood 4U" heel before it is operated upon by the ina cli ine shown in Figs. l and 2.

1F igure fi is a perspective vievT oit the saine heel arl-ter being; operated upon. v

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the heel titl shown in Fig. it.

i Herein .li have shown 1in v invention einn bodied in a wood heel dropping;v machine comprising' a. .traine l provided with lepjsy to rest upon a bench or other support to which lha-ve provided a inecha` 'With a hand wheel l2.

the traine may be secured. .ltr-ame l is more or less rectangular in torni and is Inade at opposite sides thereoil" With bearings Q which niay, ii? desired, be ball bearings, said bearings receivingl the shalft 3 oi cutter it. @n the shatt 3 is te stoned a pulley 5 through which the cutter is driven rapidly in the direction or the arrow, 2 by means of a belt (not shown).` I

itlongside of the cutter' t the trarne l is inade with a cross-bar 3 to which a Work rest plateor bar l is astenedby screws 87 the top side oit this Work rest being` dat and substan tially tangent to the path oit the crottingedges oi cutter t dit the opposite side ot cutter 4i is arranged a carriage 9 slidably mounted at each side in Ways l0 on Ltraniel, said carriage lmingg,l inade upon its under side with a dependingn lug having a threaded aperture receiving,` a screw 11 by nir-,ans ot which the carriage may be adjusted toward and ifrorn the cutter andV work rest 7, and by which said carriage isheid rigidly in adjusted position. it its outer end screw ll is provided To the top side of carriage 9 a gauge bar 13 is fastened by means oi screws It, said bar "serving as an abutment against which the breast ot the heel is placed as iir dicated by dotted linesin Fig. l.

Adjacent worlrrest i provided a second carriage la slidably mounted at each side thereof in Ways lo provided Within ira/ine l, and this carriage is also made upon its under side with a depending; lug toil-ined with aV threaded aperture receiving a screw 161 by means of which the carriage may loe adjusted toward and troni the cutter and Work rest, and by which said carriage is held rigidly in adjusted position. it its outer end screw ldis provided with a hand Wheel 17. Y p

ljivotally connected at 18 to theend ot carriage lei adjacent `Work rest 7 is acain plate i9 that is simpel-ted in an inclined or oblique position relatively to the plane ot the top ot the Work rest by the upper end ot a vertical screw 2O7 said screw being; inounted in a threaded aperture provided through the carriage lftand equipped at its lower end with a h and Wheel 2l.

lllfood heels such as are coinrnonly used uponfivomens shoes are made, as shown in lligp, with a concaved top or heel seat 22 and with a` breast having a thin forwardly extending shank lip 23 Whose top side edges,

-one of Which is indicated by dotted lines at tance to which the shank lip extends for- Wardly along the shank portion of the sole into the curve of the arch of the shank, it .is customary to bevel or drop the side edge portionsQl of the shank lip as shown in Fig. 5 so that they will conform to the downward curve of the shank portion of the sole. My machine performs this beveling operation which is carried out as follows: The Wood heel H, Fig. 3, is placed upon the Work rest 7, bottom side up, With its breast end resting against gauge 13 and its back end at or near the foot of the cam 19 after ivlnch the heel is slid on the Werl: rest toward cam 19. As the back end of the heel moves upy the incline or cam 19 the heel pivots on the transverse corner 25 of vthe Wor r rest and the sides of the shank lip 23 are thereby swung down into the path of the cutting blades of cutter -l so that said sides are beveled off by the cutter upon a curve as shown in Fig. 5.

` Vhat I claim is:

Y 1. A heel dropping mechanism comprising a cutter; a Work rest adjacent said cutter occupying a fixed and immovable position With relation to the latter, and heel engaging means adjacent said Werl: rest for tilting the -heel to cause the cutter to engage the breast end portion of the heel seat of a heel and bevel the same when the heel is slid on said Work rest toward the said means.

2. A heel dropping mechanism comprising a cutter; a Werl; rest adjacent said cutter occupying a fixed and immovable position With relation to the latter, and means adjacent said Work rest for tilting the heel to cause the cutter to engage the breast end portion of the heel seat thereof when the heel is Vslid on said Work rest toward said means. c

j 3. A heel dropping mechanism comprising ay cutter; a Work rest. adjacent said cutter occupying a fixed and immovable position with relation to the latter, and a cam adjacent said vWork rest to cause the cutter to engage the breast end port-ion of the heel seat of a heel when the latter is slid on said work rest toward said cam.

t. A heel dropping mechanism comprising a cutter; a Work rest adjacent said cutter oceupying a fixedv and immovable position With relation to the latter, and a heel engaging cam adjacent saidrvvorlr rest to tilt the heel on said Work rest to cause the cutter toengage the breast end portion of the heel seat thereof When the heel is slid on said Work rest toward said cam. j

5. A heel dropping mechanism comprising a cutter; a Work rest adjacent said cutter occupying a lixed and immovable position with relation to the latter; heel engaging means adjacent said Work rest to tilt the heel on said Work rest to cause the cutter to engage the breast end portion of the heel seat thereof when the heel is slid on said Wort: rest toward said means, and a heel engaging and positioning gauge adjacent said cutter.

G. A heel droi aine' mechanism com nrisiner l a o a cutter; a Work rest adjacent said cutter occupying a i'ixed and immovable position with relation to the latter; a heel engaging cam adjacent said Work rest to tilt the heel on said Work rest to cause the cutter to engage the breast end portion of the heel seat thereof when the heel is slid on said work rest toward the cam, and means to provide for adjusting the throw of said cam.

7. A heel dropping mechanism comprising a cutter; a Work rest adjacent said cutter occupying a fixed and immovable position with relation to the latter; heel-engaging means adjacent said Work rest to tilt the heel on said work rest to cause the cutter to engage the breast end portion of the heel seat thereof when the heel is slid on said Work rest toward said means, and means to provide for adjustment of said means toward and from said cutter.

8. A heel dropping mechanism comprising a cutter; a work rest adjacent said cutter and oecuping a fixed position with relation thereto; a cam adjacent said work rest serving to tilt the heel on said work rest to cause the cutter' to engage the breast end portion or the heel seat thereof when the heel is slid on said Work rest toivard the cam; a heel engaging and positioning gauge adjacent said cutter, and means to provide for adjustment of said gauge toward and from said cutter.

9. A heel dropping mechanism comprising a frame; a cuter rotatably niounted on said frame; a heel tilting cani on said frame, and a lined and immovable heel support between said Cam and said cutter and immediately adjacent the latter to engage an d support the heel seat end of a heel 'in position innnediately alongside of said cutter with provision for sliding movement of the heel thereon and on said cam to cause the latter by engagement With the heel to tilt the latter thereby to cause the cutter to engage and bevel only the rear portion of the seat ot the heel adjacent the breast thereof.

10. A heel dropping mechanism comprising a frame; a cutter rotatably mounted on said frame to which heels are manually presented to be operated upon, and fixed and immovable heel guiding and supporting means against which the heel is manualljvv held and on which the heel is manually slid and bj; Which the heel is automatically tiltet` as it is slid thereon to cause the cutter Htl lou

Leeefma t to bevel only a portion of the heel seat end ed' the heel is positioned on said Work-rest and the heel adjacent the breast of the latter and slid on the Work-rest and said means away W at each side thereof. from the cutter the breast endl portion et l1, A heel dropping mechanism eomprsthe heet will be swung,r into the path of the 5 ing a Cutter; a Wo1k1est adjacent said cutter, cutter and the latter will bevel the rear end and fixed and immovable means adjacent said thereof. Weak-rest vadapted for engagement with the heel constructed and arranged so that when NCHULAS LEWS GULLIFURD. 

